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Thomas Sanders

Retired

Philadelphia Eagles · RB

Thomas Sanders recorded 90 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

13.8

rush yds/gm

3.2

rec yds/gm

8

playoff games

90

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Thomas Sanders's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1986
CHICAGOBEARS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 28, 1986

Chicago Bears vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1986

95 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1986
LOS ANGELESRAMS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 3, 1986

Los Angeles Rams vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 3, 1986

69 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1991
ARIZONACARDINALS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 8, 1991

Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1991

43 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 5 rec

Divisional Round
1988
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 31, 1988

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1988

94 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1988
CHICAGOBEARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 25, 1988

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1988

38 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Thomas Sanders's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 95 rushing yards

Regular Season
1986
CHICAGOBEARS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 28, 1986

Chicago Bears vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1986

95 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1986
LOS ANGELESRAMS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 3, 1986

Los Angeles Rams vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 3, 1986

69 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 48 receiving yards

Regular Season
1988
CHICAGOBEARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 25, 1988

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1988

38 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 2 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Thomas Sanders's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHISANDERS—Thomas Sanders
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

02
PHISANDERS—Thomas Sanders
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 19857 NFL seasons90 career games1,239 career rushing yards12 career rushing touchdowns28 career receptions284 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 08 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 8, 1985Most recent: Oct 27, 1991

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history